Driving a Taxi Cab

Driving a Taxi Cab

Whether you have your own car or drive for a taxi co, news and advice for the folks behind the wheel.

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Active Taxi Insurance Public hire taxi drivers have decided to go on strike in Chelmsford with immediate affect after the local taxi licensing department failed to put s stop on licensing further vehicles. The decision to strike was put on hold by members of the Chelmsford Taxi Association (CTA) when talks failed with the Council chiefs; they decided to continue with the strike action. The Council has decided not to limit the number of drivers. The CTA secretary said that members are angry and upset because the Council has failed to listen or take their issues to account. Also further action is planned unless ... Read Full Story
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Filed under: Cellphones , Transportation About this time last year, the cab drivers of New York City were taking a stand against GPS installations. This year, they've taken to the streets of downtown Manhattan in order to rally for the right to use cellphones while on duty. For those unaware, NYC cabbies are currently disallowed from using hands-free apparatuses while on the clock, and those in the profession are arguing that having one would enable them to feel safer and more connected to the outside world. Unfortunately, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission doesn't seem ready to budge, as it reportedly replied ... Read Full Story
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A licensed taxi insurance driver has been stripped of his taxi badge after being suspended for a period of 12 months by North West Leicestershire District licensing committee. This was after the hackney carriage driver had failed to stop after an accident. Read Full Story
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It seems taxi insurance premiums have been steadily increasing over the last year. In some cases the rates have increased by almost fifty percent. So what can a taxi driver do to get cheap taxi insurance? Well the good news is that competition between the different taxi cab insurance providers is still fierce and deals can still be found if you take the time to shop around a bit. Most taxi insurance customers choose to go online to get the best possible rate for their taxi vehicle. This method is probably the most effective as you can easily search for multiple providers very quickly ... Read Full Story
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Visitors to the Antigua Public Library will be able to use an updated copy of The World Almanac and Book of Facts each year, thanks to a donation in memory of a distinguished Antiguan scholar, farmer, and taxi driver.  Charles Alphonso ”Evan” Samuel died last December and was well known and respected by both Antiguans and visitors to Antigua. (...) Read Full Story
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You get home from Thanksgiving break, and get in a car with a total stranger. You know nothing about him, but you tell him where you live. You get on the phone and let him hear the intricacies of your trip home, and all about the work you have to do once you reach campus.  
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Many people take an Orlando vacation to see Walt Disney World or Universal Studios. Because they don't travel much, they don't know what to tip a taxi driver. Here are general rules to follow tipping an Orlando taxi driver.Contributor: Bill ManningPublished: Nov 26, 2009  
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Over 400 cab drivers in the Bulgarian capital Sofia will protest next week if Lyubomir Hristo, head of the Automobile Administration Agency, is not released of duty immediately. The intentions of the taxi drivers have been announced Friday by the chair of the Taxi Drivers Federation, Yane Yankov. In his words, five big taxi companies in Sofia are operating illegal, with the permission of the head of the Executive Agency Automobile...  
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The Bulgarian cab drivers request that the ceiling prices for their services are set by the local municipalities. The information was reported by the Director of the “Automobile Administration” Agency, Lyubomir Hristov, who said the proposal is to be submitted to the cabinet and the Parliament. Hristov said this measure will give the right to local administration to determine the maximum price for the taxi services in a particular region...  
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jglsongs' Flickr It's already illegal for cab drivers to use cell phones while driving—even hands-free—but that law's even more scoffed at than the city's futile jaywalking prohibition! So now the Taxi and Limousine Commission is taking on the seemingly impossible task of separating hacks from their phones, by proposing heavy new punishments for gabby cabbies. Current laws only ban talking on cellphones, but the new restrictions would...  
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Twenty cabdrivers from around the country, including seven from New York City, were honored in a ceremony Wednesday afternoon by the International Association of Transportation Regulators and the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission. The Driver Recognition Ceremony was one of the culminating events of the association's 22nd annual conference, which took place at the Marriott Hotel in Brooklyn Heights. Matthew W. Daus, the current chairman of...  
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By GENEA NOEL Freeport News Reportergenea@nasguard.com "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"Those were the sentiments of Kenneth Woodside, president of the Grand Bahama Taxi Cab Union, after learning tha...  
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